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Peter Allen & Tim Hanlon

Black MP subjected to vile racist abuse in chaotic scenes at French Parliament

A black MP in the French Parliament was told to "go back to Africa" by another politician in vile racist abuse that led to the suspension of the National Assembly.

A halt was called to proceedings on Thursday afternoon following the verbal attack on Carlos Martens Bilongo, a 31-year-old from a Congolese and Angolan background.

He was asking a parliamentary question about climate change when Grégoire de Fournas, the 37-year-old National Rally MP, shouted "go back to Africa".

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